Spring Break Work

Watch some 1 minute films and get some inspiration for our next project:

http://www.filminute.com/2009/

3.24 - TURN IN PSA & THE GIANT

Warm-Up (10 min)
1. POTD
2. Get all clips for editing off your server

Video example (5 min)
Please show the following videos as a demonstration of what the PSA should look like:







Questions:
What worked well?
What could be improved?
Did they use the rule of thirds?

Elements of the PSA (5 min)
The PSA consists of editing together the following:

1. Title with the leadership skill and specific bullet point (title)
2. fade from black (transition)
3. the student reading their script (video)
4. "the more you know" star animation (this is found on my server in a folder called, "the more you know") (video clip)

Shooting and Editing the PSA (60 min)
1. Each student will shoot with a team of 3 to record their their PSA.
2. Teams are of 3: 1 actor, 1 cameraperson, 1 boom mic holder
3. Teams will enter the "studio" one team at a time, to record.
4. When a team is done recording they will exit the studio to upload their footage and allow the next team to record (all members of the team must have their script ready (written last class on their blog) in order to enter the studio)
5. Each team should take no longer than 10 min in the studio.

Class supplies:

1. We will need 2 cameras (one to shoot, one to upload)

2. 1 Boom Mic

3. 1 tripod

YOUR PSA AND THE GIANT ARE DUE BY THE END OF THE DAY

3.22.10 - PSA

Warm Up (15 min)
P.O.T.D.
QOTD: Choose a leadership skill bullet-point and put it into your own words. Write in a language that will be understood by 9th graders. This will be your script for your PSA.
VOTD:
Write an example sentence of each of the following vocabulary words.

Gravitas: Seriousness.
Boom Mic: A microphone attached to a long pole used for recording audio.
Head Room: Literally giving the appropriate amount of space above the head in a medium close up. However, head room also includes using the rule of thirds to line up eyes to the top third of the frame.
Tripod: A three legged stand used for stabilizing cameras.

Interview Composition (15 min)
Head Room
Rule of thirds
Lighting
Camera Angle

PSA Video Examples - (10 min)
video examples for stylistic reference

Complete Editing - The Giant
Each student is responsible for editing their own version.
Add title and credits
Add soundtrack

Write and film your own PSA (60 min)
Each student is responsible for writing their own version of the video.

Record in the studio with the HD camera and external mic.
Need a rotating group of 3 to record (boom mic, camera, actor)
PSA should be no longer than 30 seconds.

1. Choose a bullet point from a leadership skill as what you will be informing your audience.
2. Use “the more you know” as a stylistic template.
3. Be super-serious.
4. Tell the camera about the leadership skill you are choosing.
5. Show the logo animation (see the more you know animation.mp4)
6. Export using Quicktime, Broadband - High

3.18.10 - Shoot & Edit the Giant.

Warm -Up (10 min)
POTD
QOTD
VOTD:
Looping:
Recording audio or dialogue not captured during filming. Also called automatic dialogue replacement (ADR) or dubbing.

Announcements (5 min)
April 22 film festival.

Editing (60 min)
Complete filming and editing your The Giant shorts
Each member of your group must produce their own edited version of the short to receive credit.
Remember to include:
1. A Title
2. Credits
3. Soundtrack
4. Sound Effects

Viewing (15 min)
Let's prepare and get inspired for our 1 final video project.

World’s best 1 min shorts of ‘09.

3.16.10 - Shooting and Uploading

Warm -Up (15 min)

POTD
QOTD: Would you like to be a part of a film festival? What would you like to say if you only had 1 minute to say it?
VOTD:

Cinéma vérité: A style of filmmaking stressing realism. Well known for its handheld camera shots.

Green Screen Experiments (10 min)
How can we make this giant big?
Remember your technology limitations.

Shot List & Storyboard Check (20 min)
In order to receive a camera you must have a complete shot list and storyboard.
Lay out your entire storyboard. See if you can tell what is happening from the cells you have drawn. If during your examination you find that there is a part of the story that was skipped over, add another shot to your shot list and sketch out a new panel on your storyboard.

Filming (50 min)
In groups of 3, record your "The Giant" shorts.

Uploading to Group’s Server (20 min)

Organizing (XC)
Go into your student server and clean up a bit.
Use labeled folders to organize work by year, class, and project.
Delete any unused folders.

3.11.10 - Objectives, Beats, Shots and Boards

Warm-Up (10 min)
POTD
QOTD: So far we have looked into editing, filming, writing (hero’s journey & beats & objectives), and special effects (green screen). Are there any other video/film related subjects that you are interested in?
TASK:
Place all fashion show clips on your desktop for editing!


Complete Objectives and Beats (20 min)
Ask notetaker to get notes from last class (Wednesday), continue to take notes.

Making the Storyboard (10 min)
Considerations of shooting with chroma key effects.
1. Chroma key shots are made up of two or more composites so we must plan out even more.
2. Reaction and timing of composite to GS shot must match
3. Scale of composite with GS shot must match
4. Angle of GS shot + Composite angle must match

--Break Into Groups of 3--

Alter story objectives and beats
Based on the changes you made yesterday, rewrite the objectives and beats to match your story. You may film more than one version and edit together different “cuts” of the same film.

Develop Shot List & Storyboard (60)
With your group, develop your shot list and storyboard.
- Shot lists should include: description of the shot, the camera angle and movement, and who or what is in the shot (props, special fx, etc)
- Storyboards should include drawings based on the shot list that are drawn TO SCALE. This is especially important when compositing green screen footage as we may shoot the two shots on different days.

Remaining time will be dedicated to editing of fashion show videos. Last day to turn in Q3 work is Friday March 12th.

3.10.10 - Shooting script to Shot List

Warm Up (10 min)
P.O.T.D.
Reading:
Shooting Script (see your desktop).
QOTD:
What would you like to see added to “The Giant” story? Post response to your blog.


Class/Group Project (30 min)
Students work together to create a story that implements chroma keying effects.
1. Develop a story that uses background replacement, scale shifting, and or magic.
a. Identify objective and beats of the story (together)
b. In small groups, use shot list template to create a shot list. copy and paste shot list to your blog and save copy in student servers for credit.

3.8.10 - Special Effects and Chroma Keying

Warm-Up (15 min)
Students log-in and complete the following independent tasks:
1. P.O.T.D.

2. Q.O.T.D.:
Think of a film or T.V. show you have seen that uses green screen. What did they do with it? What effect did it produce?


3. V.O.T.D.:
Write an example sentence and a synonym (if applicable) for the following words.

chroma key: Chroma key compositing (or chroma keying) is a technique for compositing two images or frames together in which a color (or a small color range) from one image is removed (or made transparent), revealing another image behind it.

scale: Proper proportion: 

composite: the process of digitally assembling multiple images to make a final image, typically for print, motion pictures or screen display. It is the evolution into the digital realm of optical film compositing.

Key light:
The key light, as the name suggests, shines directly upon the subject and serves as its principal illuminator; more than anything else, the strength, color and angle of the key determines the shot's overall lighting design.

Fill light:
Shines on the subject from a side angle relative to the key and is often placed at a lower position than the key light (about at the level of the subject's face). It is usually softer and less bright than the key light. Not using a fill at all can result in stark contrasts (due to shadows) across the subject's surface, depending upon the key light's harshness.

Back light:
A.k.a. the rim, hair, or shoulder light. Shines on the subject from behind, often (but not necessarily) to one side or the other. It gives the subject a rim of light, serving to separate the subject from the background and highlighting shape.

Background light:
Placed behind the subject(s), on a high grid, or low to the ground. Unlike the other three lights, which illuminate foreground elements like actors and props, it illuminates background elements, such as walls or outdoor scenery. This technique can be used to eliminate shadows cast by foreground elements onto the background, or to draw more attention to the background. It also helps the camera give depth to the subject.

3-point lighting:
By using three separate positions, the photographer can illuminate the shot's subject however desired, while also controlling (or eliminating entirely) the shading and shadows produced by direct lighting.

Chroma Key Applications (15 min)
We will examine visual effects in film. Specifically how, and to what effect, chroma keying is used.
Video - history of chroma key

Considerations for chromakeying (10 min)
We will hypothesize possible problems in shooting a chroma key shot.
See Jahlil’s Green Screen Demo
Possible problems:
1. reflection, same color
2. uneven lighting (shadows, hotspots)

Lighting - How to light a chroma shoot (30 min)
We will examine how to light a chroma key shot.
Together Let’s:
1. Set up the camera for capturing the subject & screen.
2. Light the screen and subject with 3 point lighting.


Class/Group Project (30 min)
Students work together to create a story that implements chroma keying effects.
1. Develop a story that uses background replacement, scale shifting, and or magic.
a. Identify objective and beats
b. Create a shotlist.

Standard:
Skills, Processes, Materials, and Tools 2.1: Create original works of art of increasing complexity and skill reflect their feelings and points of view.

3.4 － edit & extra credit!

Warm - Up (15 min)
1。 GET YOUR CLIPS ON YOUR DESKTOP!

2。 P.O.T.D.
3。 V.O.T.D.:

After discussing the definitions, write an example sentence for each one of these vocabulary words.

1. Jump Cut: Two shots are taken of the same subject from a slightly different angle.
2. Cut On Action: The second of two shots continues the action of the first.
3. Match Cut: When the final appearance of shot A is similar to the first appearance of shot B.
4. Cutaway: The interruption of an action by inserting a shot of something else. It is usually, although not always, followed by a cutback to the first shot.

Announcements (5 min)
1. Last Day to turn in work, 3.12.
2. WASC in the class next week, be on point!
3. March 4th movement today

Editing “The Change”

Each student should have their own version of this short edited and turned in to my drop box.
Use your clips from Monday to edit together your second short.
You may add or take away shots that your feel are unnecessary to telling the story.
Feel free to add any theme music (my server, your server)or sound effects (findsounds.com) you think will add to the story.
Export as broadband medium and drop in my drop box for credit.

Editing Fashion Show (Remaining time)
Download your clips from the student server.

Use your Spanish audio track as the audio for the film.
This is an extra credit project! Since we have not had many video projects this quarter, this could raise your grade significantly.

3.11.10 - The B. + Viewing "The Cross"

Warm up (15 min)
P.O.T.D.

V.O.T.D.:

Write a synonym and make an example sentence for each of the following vocabulary words.

-Juxtaposition: Placing of two things side by side to compare or contrast. In film, this is done by editing two different clips; these clips, when juxtaposed, then produce a third meaning.

Cut: The end of one shot and the beginning of another shot.

Camera Lotto (5 min)

Shooting the storyboard (30 min)
Use last weeks storyboard to shoot your second short.
You will have the following roles to assign to your group:
cameraperson
actor 1 (student)
Organizer / Actor 2 (teacher)

Uploading and Editing (30 min)
Import and save your clips to your server, as well as the servers of your group members. We will watch “The Cross” while we wait.

Editing Fashion Show

Whilst your group members import and upload your clips from today, find your clips from the fashion show. Save them to your server. Use your Spanish audio track as the audio for the film.